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is a railway station on the Musashino Line in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).LinesShin-Akitsu Station is served by the orbital Musashino Line between Fuchūhommachi and Nishi-Funabashi, with some trains continuing to Tokyo via the Keiyō Line, and is situated 13.0 km from the western terminus of the line at Fuchūhommachi. It is located 400 m (a 4-minute walk) from Akitsu Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, which provides a more direct service to central Tokyo.Station layoutThe station consists of two sub-surface side platforms serving two tracks, with a central bidirectional through track used by freight trains.The ground-level station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.The JR East Hachiōji Area training facility is located north of the track to the west of the station. A connection from the Musashino Line to the Seibu Ikebukuro Line also runs from west of the station.PlatformsHistoryThe station opened on 1 April 1973.With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.